Ken Charlton

PLAYING CAREER
REGINA/SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS  1941, 1948-1954
WINNIPEG RCAF BOMBERS  1942
ALL-SERVICES ROUGHRIDERS  1943
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS  1945-1947

AWARDS AND HONOURS
ALL-WESTERN FLYING WING  1941
ALL-EASTERN FLYING WING  1945, 1946
ALL-WESTERN RUNNING BACK  1948, 1949
   
GREY CUP PARTICIPATION  1942, 1951

DURING HIS CAREER, KEN CHARLTON WAS A STELLAR PERFORMER AT MANY POSITIONS. AN ALL-STAR AT FLYING WING AND RUNNING BACK, HE WAS ALSO AN EXCELLENT PUNTER AND TACKLER, AND COULD PLAY QUARTERBACK IF CALLED UPON.

IN 1950, CHARLTON RUSHED FOR 498 YARDS ON 76 CARRIES AND HIS 19.1 YARD AVERAGE PER PASS RECEPTION WAS THE BEST IN THE WEST. IN 1953 HE PUNTED FOR AN AVERAGE 42,2 YARDS AND WAS THE WEST’S LEADING PUNT RETURNER WITH A 12.1 YARD AVERAGE.

KEN CHARLTON IS A MEMBER OF THE SASKATCHEWAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS’ PLAZA OF HONOUR.

INDUCTED 1992 - PLAYER

Class of 1992 Ellison Kelly, Don Sutherin, Ralph W. Cooper